The Hawai‘i County Police Department released the following Halloween safety tips to ensure a fun time for children and adults alike.

Trick-or-treaters should have adult supervision at all times, especially when there is vehicle traffic. Not having an adult looking out or monitoring your children may also be a violation of the law.

Another safety tip for Halloween is making sure that children’s costume are safe. Costumes should fit right to prevent tripping and heat exhaustion, should allow for clear and unobstructed vision, and be highly visible.

Parents, along with children, should have flashlights readily available to illuminate walking surfaces at night, as well as to provide a warning to motorist of your location from a greater distance. Having glow type sticks attached to your child’s costume is another way to increase their visibility at night.

Parents and trick-or-treaters should stick to trick-or-treating in neighborhoods that they are familiar with and stay away from homes with poor lighting to prevent falls and injury. Unfamiliar homes can also be dangerous as there might be dogs on the property which may bite unsuspecting children.

Once trick-or-treating is done, parents should examine the candy which their child has received to make sure it was not tampered with and is safe to eat.

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